Method and apparatus for transmitting data in wireless communication system

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) establishes dual connectivity with at least one first cell and at least one second cell, receives an indication which indicates that a data transmission path of a radio bearer is to be configured for the at least one first cell, configures the data transmission path of the radio bearer for the at least one first cell, and transmits data via the data transmission path on the at least one first cell.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), data in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
 establishing dual connectivity with a macro cell and a small cell, 
 wherein the macro cell is controlled by a master eNodeB (MeNB) and the small cell is controlled by a secondary eNodeB (SeNB); 
 after establishing the dual connectivity, receiving both a first indication and a second indication from the MeNB, the first indication indicating that a data transmission path of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) is to be configured only for the macro cell, and the second indication indicating that a data transmission path of a data radio bearer (DRB) is to be configured only for the small cell, 
 wherein the received first indication includes a cell identifier (ID) of the macro cell for which the data transmission path of the SRB is to be configured, and 
 wherein the received second indication includes a cell ID of the small cell for which the data transmission path of the DRB is to be configured; 
 configuring the data transmission path of the SRB only for the macro cell based on the cell ID of the macro cell included in the received first indication; 
 configuring the data transmission path of the DRB only for the small cell based on the cell ID of the small cell included in the received second indication; and 
 transmitting data via the configured data transmission path of the SRB on the macro cell and the DRB on the small cell. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the macro cell is included in a macro cell group. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the small cell is included in a small cell group. 
     
     
       4. The method for  claim 2 , wherein the received first indication further includes an index of the macro cell group, in which the macro cell is included, indicating the macro cell belongs to which macro cell group. 
     
     
       5. The method for  claim 3 , wherein the received second indication further includes an index of a small cell group, in which the small cell is included, indicating the small cell belongs to which small cell group. 
     
     
       6. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
 a memory; 
 a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting or receiving a radio signal; and 
 a processor coupled to the RF unit and the memory, that
 establishes dual connectivity with a macro cell and a small cell, 
 wherein the macro cell is controlled by a master eNodeB (MeNB) and the small cell is controlled by a secondary eNodeB (SeNB); 
 after establishing the dual connectivity, controls the RF unit to receive both a first indication and a second indication from the MeNB, the first indication indicating that a data transmission path of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) is to be configured only for the macro cell, and the second indication indicating that a data transmission path of a data radio bearer (DRB) is to be configured only for the small cell, 
 wherein the received first indication includes a cell identifier (ID) of the macro cell for which the data transmission path of the SRB is to be configured, and 
 wherein the received second indication includes a cell ID of the small cell for which the data transmission path of the DRB is to be configured; 
 configures the data transmission path of the SRB only for the macro cell based on the a cell ID of the macro cell included in the received first indication; 
 configures the data transmission path of the DRB only for the small cell based on the a cell ID of the small cell included in the received second indication; and 
 controls the RF unit to transmit data via the configured data transmission path of the SRB on the macro cell and the DRB on the small cell.